(Isabella’s POV)
Warmth from nearby flames warms my skin. The crackling of embers startles me awake. I’m comfortable and in bed. My eyes jolt open, and I sit straight up.
Remembering I was naked in the forest, I grab at my own breasts and pat myself down, realizing that I’m in a nightgown under a blanket.
I feel my brows furrow as my head turns rapidly back and forth, trying to figure out what happened and where I am.
My heart pounds within me as panic rises through my chest to my throat. I wheeze and wince suddenly as sharp pain sears through my belly.
A soft, melodic, motherly tone greets me as a woman I don’t know rushes from across the room to my bedside. “Easy, now, Alpha Costa. You don’t want to tear your stitches,” she says looking down on me. She helps me lie back and u
